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C for Java Developers

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
C for Java Developers
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Applied Informatics, Bachelor, regulation 01.10.2026
Module code: PIB-C
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
1V+1P (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 3
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam (90 minutes)

[updated 25.08.2026]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

PIB-C Applied Informatics, Bachelor, regulation 01.10.2026 , semester 3, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
PIB-LIN
PIB-PR1 Programming 1
PIB-PR2 Programming 2


[updated 29.04.2026]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
PIB-IOTA
PIB-IROB Software Development for Collaborative Industrial Robots
PIB-ITFP IT Forensics Practical Course
PIB-MP Microprocessor Technology
PIB-PITS IT Security Project
PIB-PRG4 Programming 4
PIB-ROBP Robotics Lab Course
PIB-SE Security Engineering
PIB-SGSC Sino-German Student Club for Smart Sensors
PIB-TKE


[updated 29.04.2026]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Christoph Tholen
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Christoph Tholen


[updated 29.04.2026]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to identify the concepts and characteristics of imperative programming in C. They will be able to explain the differences, as well as the advantages and disadvantages, compared to object-oriented and type-safe languages, and will be able to apply this knowledge when implementing C programs.
  
Through practical exercises, students will learn to work together in small groups.

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Module content:
o The structure of a C program
o Expressions, operators, control structures and functions
o Basic and structured data types
o Pointers and pointer arithmetic
o Storage management
o Preprocessors, compilers, linkers, debuggers, make
o Using libraries
o Complex data structures in C

[updated 25.08.2026]
Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture slides, program examples, lab sessions accompanying the lectures

[updated 25.08.2026]
Recommended or required reading:
B.W. KERNIGHAN, D. RITCHIE: The C Programming Language, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, 2000
   
D. Logofatu: Einführung in C: Praktisches Lern- und Arbeitsbuch für Programmieranfänger, Springer, 2. Auflage, 2016

[updated 25.08.2026]
 
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